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How to control hair particle position?

I am trying to make some grass. I want to have grass only near the edges of my plane and not on the center. Is any way to do that? Or I have to split the plane and make different objects?
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What does Save As Render do to the image when saving it?

So you render your image in cycles, and then go to save it, then in the bottom left corner is options, and both ticked are save as copy and save as render, and I'm wondering what "save as render" does?
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How to convert coordinates from vertex to world-space?

How do I convert from object-space to world-space? I suspect it is: vert_os = obj.vertices[foo] vert_ws = vert_os.getPositionFromMatrix(obj.matrixWorld) but does the matrix also handle translations, or do I need to handle that separately? Can…
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How to color particles based on the texture of the object from which they are emitted, using the "grid" emission setting?

I am using Blender's particle system to try to voxelize my mesh. I'd like to color the voxels based on the diffuse color of the textured mesh at the closest location to each voxel. This is an image that shows what I'm trying to do: This Stack…
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How to set cursor location, pivot_point in script?

I am trying to set a cursor location and pivot point with bpy.types.SpaceView3D.pivot_point='CURSOR' bpy.types.SpaceView3D.cursor_location = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0) and I see I am not doing it right. How to do it correctly?
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Blender sets Compute Device (CUDA) but doesn't use it for actual render (on EC2 GPU Instance)

I'm trying to set up some automated render servers on EC2 using their GPU instance type (g2.2xlarge). I'm running blender in the background with a python script that renders the image I want and saves it to the right place in the file system. I'm…
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How to convert image sequence to video using the VSE?

I've exported all my frames to .png. Could you please explain (step by step) how to convert images to video using the video sequence editor? I used to export as .avi raw before, but because I'm having to constantly start again anytime I come across…
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Is Blender future proof?

I was a long time 3ds Max user who stopped doing 3d for quite some time. I am recently getting back into the scene and has seen much changes. I've yet to decide on using a software, but Blender is one of my top choices currently. One thing that does…
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How to add empty object not using bpy.ops?

How to add an empty object with python using bpy and not using any ops? My code so far is doing this: bpy.ops.object.empty_add(type='PLAIN_AXES',radius=RADIUS,location=loc) For normal object like mesh or lamp there is object_data created using…
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Short-cut for "cursor to selected"

Can I program a direct short-cut (keyboard) for the functions "cursor to selected" and "selection to cursor"? Couldn't find them under the User Preference/Input tab. I know they're under Shift+S, but then I still have to select from the pull-down…
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How to build a Shader for Anodized Aluminium

I have modelled this smart phone based on Iphone 6 reference images. The rendered image of the back of the phone looks like this: If I look at real life images of this "Iphone 6 Space Gray" I feel that "my phone" misses some fine grain and a "metal…
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Is it possible to simulate a long exposure shot in Blender?

I am well aware of the Exposure setting, however that appears to just change the luminosity of the image (doesn't make sense to have the option even there if that is all it does, any other insights?). The effect I am trying to achieve is like the…
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What is the ideal topology for a shoulder joint?

Modeling the shoulder joint of humanoid models is often a sticking point for me, due to the many degrees of freedom a shoulder has, and when rigged, my shoulders often pinch badly. What sort of edge loops and placement is best for that complex…
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Rotate a cube to make it stand on one of its corners

Kind of a theorical question here. I would like to know how you would rotate a cube so it stands on one of its tops. I finally managed to do it but probably not in a proper way, and as i'm curious to improve my workflow, I ask you. Maybe there is a…
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Updating to latest Blender version

I currently have version 2.74. How do I update to version 2.76? I do not see any links in the UI to update my version of Blender
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